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Lido Pimienta Takes The Polaris Prize Over Leonard Cohen, Feist

4:22pm September 19, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The Colombia-born, Toronto-based singer beat out some of Canada's most beloved artists, winning after Polaris' unique jury system found her album La Papessa to be the country's best of the year.

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Punk Songs Mistakenly Pressed Onto Vinyl Copies Of Beyonce's 'Lemonade'

7:06am September 19, 2017

When Lemonade came out on vinyl, there was a mispress. Music from the Canadian punk band Zex accidentally ended up on it. Their guitarist told Slate it's one weird thing after another in his band.

The controlling stake in Rolling Stone is being up for sale by Jann Wenner's company. Wenner, the magazine's founding editor and publisher, is seen here in 2011.

'Rolling Stone' Magazine Is Put Up For Sale

10:35am September 18, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Wenner Media, the company founded by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, cites a desire "to best position the brand for future growth."

People gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., for Saturday's Juggalo March.

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The Juggalos Marched: Scenes From The Rally

10:34am September 17, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Photographs from the Juggalo March, held on Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial to protest the Justice Department's classification of their subculture as a "gang."

Vevo was hacked by the group OurMine following the group's claimed attempt at warning the company.

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Hacker Group OurMine Targets Vevo's Data (And Removes It By Request)

3:52pm September 15, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The hacker group, which posted hundreds of gigabytes of data it took from the music video site on Friday, said that it had alerted Vevo about the site's failure to protect itself.

Joseph "Violent J" Bruce (left) and Joseph "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler are members of the Insane Clown Posse. Fans of the band call themselves Juggalos.

Who Are The Juggalos And Why Are They Marching In Washington, D.C.?

1:40pm September 15, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

A year ago, fans of the band Insane Clown Posse announced they would stage a march in Washington, D.C. The protest is set for Saturday, and here's what you need to know.

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After Labels Object, White Nationalist Stormfront Radio Stops Using Johnny Cash

5:34pm September 14, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Show producers received a cease-and-desist notice from Universal Music Group and American Recordings telling them to stop using Cash's cover of the Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne song "I Won't Back Down."

Grant Hart (center) with Greg Norton (left) and Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü in 1987, one year before the band's dissolution.

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Grant Hart, Hüsker Dü Drummer And Songwriter, Is Dead At 56

4:49pm September 14, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Hart, who wrote songs like "Turn on the News" for the influential Minneapolis band and went on to become a fixture of the city after the band's dissolution, battled cancer publicly for many years.

Artist of the Year award winner John Prine at the 2017 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Ceremony.

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Watch Live: The 2017 Americana Honors & Awards Ceremony

11:06pm September 13, 2017

by Bruce Warren

NPR Music, WMOT and World Cafe present an exclusive webcast for Nashville's big night, with performances by Margo Price, Drive-By Truckers, Sam Outlaw, Rhiannon Giddens, Jason Isbell and more.

The band Those Darlins. The group's co-frontwoman, Jessi Zazu (center, facing camera) has died, age 28.

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Jessi Zazu, Singer For Those Darlins, Has Died At 28

2:13pm September 13, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A forceful voice in the Nashville rock scene, Zazu made her battle against cervical cancer public last December.